Picture-projecting apparatus.



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PICTURE PROJEGTING APPARA APPLEOATION FILED JAN. 22,

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PICTURE PROJEGTING APPARATUS.

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is suitably illuminated and'mirrors cooperate UNITED ,STATES PATENT onirica.

,TOHN, M. DUNSMORE, OF THYER, KANSAS.

PICTURE-PROJECTING APPARATUS.

` Sjpeccation of 'Letters Patent.

Patented Apriiee, 1.907.

Y l Applicaeniedmuary 252.19707. seraiirassasszf To (LZ/- wiz/m it may concern,.-

Be it known that I,.JonN\M.l )UNsMoRE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Thayer, in the county of Neosho and State of Kansas, have invented certain new andvuseful Improvements in Picture-ProjectingAp-` paratus, of which the following is a specification. v j

This invention has for its object to devise ro novel means for projecting the picture of a person or object upon' a screen and at the same-time producing-the efectupon .a spectator that the sound produced by a person or object emanates from the picture von the IS screen, said p icture being a true representation of the original and giving all the lifelike movements thereof.

The invention contemplates: a Acabinet of such construction as to suppress or deaden all noise or sound produced therein except such as escapes througha projecting tube4 which is designed especially for throwing the sound so as-to give the impression that the same is produced by the picture appearing Theinterior of the cabinet therewith Ito throw the picture ofthe person or object upon the screen placed in front of the cabinet or in such osition relative thereto as to receive both t e ,picture `and the projected sound.

For a full description'of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction and 5S/the Ameans foreffecting the result, reference is to be had to the following description a'nd accompanying drawings.-

While the invention may different forms and conditions by changes in 40 the structure and minor details without departing from the spirit oressential features thereof, stillv the4 preferred embodiment is shown vthe accompanying drawings, in

which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an apparatus embodying the invention7 a portion of 'the adjacent or inner side of the cabinet being turned back to disclose the interior. Fig.`

2 is a perspective view ofthe front portion of S0 the cabinet as seen from the interior, the top,

bottom and sides being omitted.

The cabinet comprises la suitable framework and sound suppressing inclosing sides,A a portion of one of the sides being loose to admit of ingress and egress from the cabinet. l vThe framework l is of skeleton' formation,

be adapted toand Acomprises corner posts, upper and lower longitudinal and transverse beams and suitable stays. The inclosing sides Z of the cabinet are torrnedoic some sound suppressing material, such as filled textile similar-to bed comfortsl or upholstering. The inclosing sides of the cabinet includethe top, bottom, l

ends and sides, the material being attached to the framework in any suitable way. y

The cabinet-is of a size tol receive a person and various objects and contains alamp 3 or illuminator for lighting the interior of the cabinet and pro'ecting -the picture 'iipon a screen through t e instrumentality of a lens 4 and mirror 5, the latter being located exte- `rior to the cabinet and about in the plane of the bottom thereof and in suehposition as to receive the rays of light projected from the ob'ect through the ,lens 4.

n the event of the illuminator consisting of a lamp, the hot air and gases are carried ofi' through a tube 6 which is arranged horizontally near the u per portion of the'cabinet and'set in the si e thereof provided withtlie lens 4. The inner end of the tube 6 flares, as,

indicated at 7, to collect the sound from within theeeabinet and direct the-same outward so as to' produce the effect uponthe spectators of said sound emanating `from the picture projected upon the screen 8. It .will

thus be understood that the tube 6 performs i the double function of a vent, as well `afs a sound conductor, the outward current of hot air and gases also serving to give direction to the escaping sound wav'es.

The screen S may be ofl any construction and size and is arranged vin front of the cabinet a suitable distance to receive a clear outline of the image, reiiected thereon. The

lens 4 is slightly inclined so as to throw the rays of light from the interior of tle cabinet upon the mirror' 5, the latter in turn reflecting the' same upon the screen 8 so as to reproduce thereon the image of the person or ob-` ject'occupying the cabinet,

It has beeny discovered that by havingthe IOO interior of the cabinet black, and the person Itis also noted thatl the image ITO ' in the loft hand 8 is they rcYQrSC, thatis, it, appears as holdingl thtx instrument in theA right hand and thv hon- The victuro hoino a rv )ro` sentation ottiho person or ohjoct louattd within tho (uihiuut, also proscrits Qvoryfinotintnt' inadc, and this lbaturv in connotion with that ot' projootiing,r tho Sound, resultay in producingY an aniniattd picturu, this living' hoighttnod should th(` person sing or Spoal; :is ilu` iinagtror pi ftur upon thtl scrutin will lilu.-

' wiso follow all th(x facial nioignicnty incidnnt tosinging.

A. inirror 8 is located iutho iront portion ot the cuhintt just liclon' tho ilhnninator Il, the purposvy lining to out otlI direct; rais ot" 4 inrlinod len v httpd Y 2'.' lln a pit'turc projortingr i pparatus ooinprisingg a fahtntt, an tllunnnator loratod in *tho nppir lorward portion ot thtl vahintt, an

int'linitl mirror lotatttl iinintwliattliy lrtfon' tho ilhnninatorto rut olldirvi-t raiz` ot' light and insurtx a `#harp ontlino oi tht` pirtnrt, an in thylon'tr portion ol thtl liront ol thtx ralrinot lztlon' tho `uuid inirror, an

I :ipproxiinatth horizontal niirror"exterior to tho calzinot and lohnt' tho l ai; lons, and a liv'ht and insure a Shar i outline oliltthtx iinawl C i or picture rol'lectcd upon tzhc Sermon.

l'iaving thus dosorihod the int'rntion, what is claimed as new is: l

1. fr picturvy proviocting apparatus oniprisinfg ay zihinotv adapted to rwvive. tho prril. ln apparatm oty tho thznartor spuriliod,

4tlut-onhl ination ol a ralinot, a lanip arrangtd `within tho rahniot lor lightingl` tho inttrior thortoL moans lor proitttlnpr tho imago oly a pirson or ohiott i'roin thtx ua'r intt upon a i .#t'rton, a tu! o arrangod to Carri' ott' the hot van' and gaws troni thosaid lalnp and also son, ohioct. or thing Whose picturo is to lzt r produced, an illuminator arranged within tho cabinet, a. light ray proitfcting lons littrii o the lower. portion o' tht,x said cabinet and inclined 'to the perpendicular, an approximately liorizol'itnl niirror arranged lxclow tho lens for ro'lecting tha nuage, and a Screen me terior to tho lons for rocoii ing)r the picturo stirring to proitct aniY sound produt'od within tho (fai inet, and a sermon rxtrrior to tht` ahi- 

